United Kingdom: ICO and NCSC Latter to Law Society on Stopping Advising Clients to Pay Ransomware Demands
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 Jul 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Published letter to Law Society by ICO and NCSC telling lawyers to stop advising clients to pay ransom requests
On 7 July 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a letter to the Law Society. In it, the NCSC and ICO request the Law Society to relay to its members, that clients should never be…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority